curlew

One great gray bird, a gull or curlew, soared aloft in the blue heaven.

There is one lizard and two waders, namely, a snipe and curlew. Of plants there are nineteen species, including a fern; and some of these are the same with those growing here, though on a spot so immensely remote, and in a different ocean.

Except these, the plover and the curlew are the only inhabitants until you come to the Chesterfield high road.

The country abounded with aquatic and land birds, such as swans, wild geese, brant, ducks of almost every description, pelicans, herons, gulls, snipes, curlews, eagles, vultures, crows, ravens, magpies, woodpeckers, pigeons, partridges, pheasants, grouse, and a great variety of singing birds.

It may be we may kill some alcamies (a fowl like our curlews) for ourselves, for I know he keeps the gunner's stores in the ship." "Yes," says he, "I'll bring some;" and accordingly he brought a great leather pouch, which held a pound and a half of powder, or rather more; and another with shot, that had five or six pounds, with some bullets, and put all into the boat.

There were geese, barrel-headed and black-backed, teal, widgeon, mallard, and sheldrake, with curlews, and here and there a flamingo.

Ten Great White Egrets are at Connah's Quay, two at RSPB Cors Ddyga and another is at RSPB Conwy, where Little Stint, Knot and a Curlew Sandpiper were spotted on Sunday.

This week has seen another small step for the iconic curlew - a flight of hope and faith for its supporters.

Unfortunately, the programme announced that the once abundant farm bird, the curlew, is yet another of our birds in decline and now tops the list of most endangered species.

As well as removing suitable habitats, forests gave shelter to predators: one RSPB study of curlew breeding found that predation accounted for about 90% of nest failures - with foxes and crows among the major culprits.

Then, to really lift my heart, the lovely lilting voice of a lone curlew drifted across the fields.

It was an opportunity for the public to see the large numbers of wintering wading birds, such as Lapwing and Curlew, which come into the reserve at this time of year.